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THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS. TUESDAY", FEBRUARY 27, 1912.
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SKATERS MAKING
SPEED IN RAGES
Tournament at the Boiler Eink
Gets More Interesting
With Each Event.
GOOD PURSES ARE GIVEN
Jesse Oarey, European Ouunp, Takes
First FUce In Mile and
Half Contest.
The skaters at the roller skating
rtnk mad good time last night in their
race, oovertng the first mile of their
race in J:E5 and completing the mile
and a half in 4:20. Jesse Carey, who
holds the French and European cham
pionships, won the event, but the com
petition was close and the skaters fin
ished la a bunch. The men are becom
ing accustomed to the track and are
making good time, considering that the
track U not banked and that the curves
are sharp. The order In which the
men finished last Cunt was: Jesse
Carey, first; Fred Tyrrell, second;
Lewis Bradbury, third; Roland Cioni,
fourth, and Fred Martin, fifth. The
purses of $50, $25 and $10 were award
ed to the first three finishers.
Harley Davidson, who is with the
skaters here, holds the record for the
mile on a fiat track at 2:42 and 2:37 3-5
for a banked track Tonight and Wed
nesday night should bring some even
faster time, for the men will be more
n (-customed to the turns.
DAVIDSOM HOES TRICKK.
Harley Davidson again showed his
ability to do trick, fancy and acro
batic roller skating laet night, amus
ing the crowd with many difficult
stunts. Jack Fotch. a Dutch comedian,
also put on some funny work, finishing
with a wooden sboe buck and wing
dance on roller skates.
Tonitht the skaters will race two
miles for the same kItpH niirsoe that I Toledo.
were offered last night for the mile and
a half. A local man, Elmer Wells, has
entered the race and hopes to show up
well against such strenuous competi
tion and possibly carry off a prize. Mr.
DuvidHon will again give an exhibition
and there will be other Interesting
events on the program.
VIRGINIA ACKERMAN AS "GRETCHEN"-1LLIN01S
ft s-. ' trs
1
GMDSE
GIRL
jit " i V A
predicted for him this year in the
ranks of the American association
should he come to terms with Toledo.
He is young, has the necessary "pep,"
and besides a strong batter and per
fect thrower, Is a "bad" actor on the
bases.
Paul Meloan, developed by Dick
Klnsella, and sold by the Springfield
club to President Comiskey. of the
White Sox, has Accepted a contract
with Toledo along with George Hardin,
the former Rock Island pitcher, and
Otto Burns of Danville. Meloan went
to the St. Louis Browns after falling
down in his hitting at Chicago. He
was severely "beaned" while at bat a
number of times while a Sox, and has
never been the same at the plate since.
If Chapman returns to the fold, there
will be four ex-Three-Eye players with
The Theatre
ILLINOIS.
March 1 "The Goose Girl" (Baker
and Castle).
March 3 Eagles MinBtrels.
March 7 Address by John Mitchell
under auspices Tri-City Federation of
Labor.
March 9 "My Wife's Family."
March 15 Davenport Elks' Min
strels.
March 17 "The Gamblers" (John
Cort).
March 24 Flora De Voss Co.
THE EMPIRE.
Daily vaudeville performances
:00 and 8:15.
at
IN THE THREE-EYE
nay Chapman is a holdout. The t
Davenport shortstop, who graduated j
with honors toward the close of the
1911 season, and then caused the fans
around the American association to
sit up and take notice by his work
with the Vud Hens, in dissatisfied with
the terms offered liitn by the Toledo
fiiutuiKement. I'nless Chapman re
ceives a more flittering offer, the
player will retrain at his home in Her
rin, 111., where ho ia engaged in busi
ness. Chapman got in solid with the
Toledo management by showing a
keen batting eye in the 25 games be
played with the dub. He walloped
the homehid for a .340 percentage
and had a good fielding avt n.se when
trie Reason 'tidd. Great things are
Dubuque, Feb. 27. Howerd Darrin
ringer, for three seasons inflelder of
the Dubuque Three-Eye club, would
make a change, although not necessar
ily outside the league if satisfactory
arrangements can be made by Mana
ger Rowland. Darringer desires a
change of scenery and when Rowland
meets with the other magnates today
in Chicago it is possible some deal
will be perfected making possible a
i compliance with Darringer's request.
DANDRUFF (J0E3
Has
WINNER OF THE RACE
AT RINK LAST NIGHT
MAJESTIC.
Vaudeville Performances
, 7:S0 and 9.
the spirited and shrewdish Frau Bauer
iand Warren Townsend as her wooer.
the redoubtable Officer Hoffmeyer.
AT THE EMPIRE.
There is class to every act on the
bill for the first half of the week at
the Empire. It is a nicely balanced
show, and went strong with the audi
ence last night. The attractions are:
Charles Herrera, sensational equili
brist; Marmeen Four; Frank Rogers.
ventriloquist; Dunbar and Turner, com
edy sinrirg. dancing and yodeling;
Flying Valentlnos, marvels of the air.
There are two reels of motion pictures.
EAGLES' MINSTRELS
A number of surprises are promised
the public w hen the Rock Island aerie
of Eagles presents its big minstrel
spectacle at the Illinois theatre next
Sunday night. There will be the usual
''first part" and the entertaining olio,
but both sections of the performance
will be marked by special features that
will make a genuine hit with the spec
tators. Four end men will contribute
to the conviviality of the occasion.
Owen McGuire. Louis Brindel and
John Swanson of Rock Island and John
W. Barr of Davenport are the quartet
of merry-makers. Mr. McGuire Is a
vaudevillian of note and will give a pro
fessional air to the entertainment. He
has recently completed a tour of the
Sulllvan-Considine circuit and is in
Rock Island now working up a new
act with John Swanson, who will be
his teammate on future bookings.
Guests of the Eagles at the Illinois
next Sunday night will be given a peek
at part of the tricks which these two
comedians are to Introduce in vaude
ville. Art Stone will preside as inter
locutor, and a dozen of the recent song
hits will be 6ung during the first part.
The engaging olio which follows will
introduce the Stader twins with their
comedy sketch, "Pete and Repeat;"
Swanson and McGuire, with a brand
new offering; George Etzel, impersona
tor; the Eagles' quartet, composed of
August Swanson, Ed Nelson, Roy Cur
ry and Elmer Showalter; and last, but
not least, a scenic windup bearing the
title, "A Scene in a Berlin Garden,"
which the management announces will
be a real surprise.
daily at
AT THE ILLINOIS.
The Minneapolis Tribune of Feb. 19
writes as follows of "The Goose
Girl," which is to be presented at the
Illinois here next Friday night
"The dramatization of Harold
McGrath's romantic novel, 'The Goose
Girl' is the latest of the numerous
plays constructed from the six best
sellers with which the theatre going
Public is fast becoming acquainted, to
be ehovu in Minneapolis. As a book,
the tale of the maiden who tended the
web-footed fo'.vl was a pronounced suc
cess and as a piay its po:n:lrity bids
fair to increase. A pretty little ro
mance It is, fu'.i -.:f hear:s that beat for
true love's sa'j, and princesses who
are not really prince. se& and geese
girls who are, and villainous courtiers
and treacherous chancellors and a
prince or two in disguise , most im-
i portant of all. a debonair and entirely
tearless young American hero. And
there is much mystery and plots and
BIG BILL A REAL
HIT WITH GIANTS
A'IFE AND BABY DA LIGHTER ARE MASCOTS
OF NEW WORLD'S FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMP
MASCOTS
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amusements:
Maiestic Theatre
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Under New Management
Refined
Vaudeville
Performance afternoon
, 3:00.
Evening: 7:30 and 9:15
General admission 10c
Children 5c.
Johnny Kllbane. conqueror of Abe Attell. counts his wife and Baby
Colletta, his little daughter, his mascots. They went west with him for
most of his previous fights on the coast, and although this time he left
them at bis home in Cleveland, be wired for them a few days before
the championship battle.
SPOM
(uickeit Dandruff Cure World
Kvrr Known.
If you want to get rid of dandruff
in the shoiteftt possible time get a
bottle of Parisian Sage today and
use it.
Besides banishing dandruff and
making your scalp immaculately
rUsn, Parisian Sage is guaranteed
to stop falling hair and itching scalp
ond impart life and beauty to the
hair.
One of Rochester's most promi
nent barbers writes:
Gentlemen: "I am a barber of 15
years' experience, have used many
things for hair but never found any
thing equal to Parisian Sage for re
moving dandruff. It is also a splen
did hair dressing and quickly stops
itching scalp. I have used it for the
last three years." T. D. Smith, Cham
ber of Commerce building, Rochester,
N. V.. June 27, 1911.
Parisian Sage is sold by the Har
per House pharmacy and druggists
everywhere for 60 cents.
A New York l . a special corre-
TING
Fmpire fheafre
ORPHEUM SHOW
Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Jl Show for 10c, 20c, 30o
OVKRTURE.
B MOTION PIC1TRES.
O CHARLES HERRER..
D FRANK ROGERS.
F MARMEKX FOVR.
F DUNBAR & TURNER,
G FOUR FLYING VALEN-
T1NOS.
H MOTION PICTURES
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perve one year: President, Dr. Frank
Bassett of Hopkinsville, Ky.; vice!
r resident, Dr. W. L. Thompson of
Henderson, Ky.; secretary and treas
urer, Wayne Thomas of Fulton, Ky.
Chicago, Feb. 27 Ex-Heavy weight
Pugilistic Champion Bob Fitzslm
mons will soon introduce his 16-year-old
son, Bob, Jr., to the squared
circle. The boy is six feet in height
Chicago, Feb. 27. Patrick Hen- and weighs 160 pounds and is being
ry Dougherty has removed his hat instructed in the manly art of self
from the ring. The veteran White! defense by 1,18 father, who hopes to
o . , , , ,. jsee him champion some day.
Sox outfielder will not be a canth-
date for a gardener's job on the j Life Saved at Death's Door.
south side this year, but will be pre- "i never felt so near my grave,"
pared to report for duty if needed in I writes W. R. Patterson of Welling-
any emergency. In a letter receiv
ed yesterday by President Comiskey, j
Dougherty announced his determma- j
: ton, Texas, as
cough and lung
when a frightful
trouble pulled me
tion to quit the game before It quit
him. The decision was not altogeth
er unexpet-ted, as ho has been con-
down to 100 pounds in spite of doc
tor's treatment for two years. My
father, mother and two sisters died
of consumption and that I am alive
today is due solely to Dr. King's New
sjiondent with the Giants in their win
mythical small kingdom of Ehrensteis
land one hears often of the hard, hard
I lot cf a princess who may not marry
I the man of her heart. The play is at
tractivtly staged, especially the scene
in the Krummerweg, with its quaint
'old buildings and the Black Eagle tav
!ern. ! As the alliterative Grctchen, the
Goose Girl, Virginia Ackerman is
sweet and girlish and Florence I. Nel
son is most attractive as the pre
tend princess Hildegarde. With a
laugh that is one of his best assets, a
certain breezincss and daring that is
quite irresistible, Victor Sutherland
plays with effectiveness the role of Ar
thur Parmiphnpl th harn vhnaaAtho.
Do you know that croup can be : busine8s j8 tnat of American Consul at
prevented? Give Chamberlain Drieberg. An impassioned and rather
Cough Remedy as soon as the child theatric wnQ , disclosed as
becomes hoarse or even after the ; th jUgedheit. is that of Rob-
duels, and tender love making in this ; ttr camp at Marlin, Texas, writes of
templating the step for two years on i
account of poor health. Dougherty j
. . . , , . ., . me. Now I weigh 187 pounds and
w hich laid him up for days at a time j hj, ve been we and 8trong fQr ym
uunug titc ocaouu auu no diuvo. i
JESSE CAREY.
and it will
prevent the attack. It is also a cer
tain cure for croup and has never
been known to fail. Sold by all
druggists.
Pern, Ind. Leonard Brokaw of Fort
Wayne is in Jail, charged with forgery.
He will be taken to Columbus, Ind., to
answer a charge of fraudulently ob
taining money from banks.
flLLINOIS If H EST RE
Friday, March 1.
A Great Play From a Great Book
THE
d(LDSE
(tsnnsiL
George D. Baker's Dramatization of Harold MacGrath's
Intensely Interesting and Romantic NoveL
By ArrangrmeBt with Boobs-Merrill company.
Presented by a cast said to be unusually clever, enhanced
with a sumptuous and gorgeous scenic production.
PRICES 25c, 50c, 75c, $1.00. Boxes $1.50.
Seats on sale tomorrow 9 a. m. Phone 224 West.
ert Ellis; admirable bits of character
work are done by Sidney L.
Mason as the chancellor, Charles
G. Perley as Colonel von Wal
lenstein, and Brien Darley as the
prince Regent of Jugendheit. Notable
for excellent enunciation and the finish
of his work is James H. Lewis who
delineates Hans Grumback about
whom much t the plot centers. Good
comedy is furnished by Marie Van as
GIVING OUT
The Struggle Discourages Many
j Citizen of Ilovk Island.
Around all day, with an aching
, back;
Can't rest at night;
! Enough to make any one "give
! out."
i Doan's Kidney Pills are helping
1 thousands.
They are for kidney backache;
j They relieve kidney ills,
j Here' is Rock Island proof that this
j is so:
J Miss Hilda w. Olson. 410 Ninth
street, Rock Island, 111., says: I was
caused much misery by pains across
! my kidneys and my back was very
; weak. After being on my feet for
i any length of time or doing any
I walking, I felt all tired out and was
obliged to sit down and rest. Doan's
Kidney Pills were so highly recom
mended that I procured a box at the
Harper House pharmacy and began
taking them. The first few doses
gave me relief and after I had used
the contents of three boxes ray con
dition had improved in every way.
I consider Doan's Kidney Pills an
excellent preparation for trouble
I caused by weak kilneya."
j For sale by all dealers. Price SO
j cents. Foster-M'Iburn company, Euf
; falo, N. Y., sole rents for the
j United States. is ,
hi KememDer toe name-uoan s
5-nd take no other.
the bis Rock Island graduate with the
National league as follows:
"The biggest event of the first prac
tice day in Marlin was Big Bill Jacob
son, the fix feet and a half son of
Sweden and sometime fence buster for
the fans of RoqU Island. In fact, he is
about the biggest event what is. Six
feet and four inches of this young fel
low came to McGraw as a man who
could lose more baseballs in a season
than a whole team of world's champs,
and in the opening practice be came
pretty near making good. In four
trials at the bat he bumped two
against the Emerson park fence, and
finally he slammed one over in right.
To appreciate this distance one must
imagine fcimself in the top of the
grandstand at the Polo grounds. Then
look out toward the quarter seats in
centrefield, and right in the middle of
the spot would be where Big Bill land
ed one of McGraw's dinky curves!
"Big Bill comes heralded as an out
fielder, but on account of his immense
size McGraw figured that he might do
as a first baseman. But don't worry
he won't. The Giant manager shot
three grounders straight at him and he
went after the ball as if some one had
tossed a barrel of apples his way and
he was trying to get them all at once.
He got hb legs crossed and stretched
his full length on the green sward.
While that was unfortunate, it gavo
McGraw an idea. Stretched out Jac
obson reached half way from first to
second base.
" 'He would be a great base runner,
said McGraw, "because all he would
have to do would be to take a running
ttart and then fall down. No catcher
in the world could throw him out and
his feet would block the first baseman
from following him up.''
the game solely because he liked it.
Patsy Bolivar is reported to be one
of the wealthiest players in the
game and at worst can live the rest
of a long life in peace and comfort.
Always thrifty, Dougherty invested
his money in oil wells in the Olean
district and in business property in
his home town, Boliver, N. Y.
Quick, safe, sure, it's the best rem
edy on earth for coughs, cold, grip.
asthma, croup, and all throat and
lung troubles, 50 cents and $1. Trial
bottle free. Guaranteed by all druggists.
THERE IS TROUBLE
IN THE HOME
when a man has to eat the
'heavy, sour and indigestible
bread that some wives and do
mestics bake. Why do this
when you can buy such tempt
ing and delicious bread, rolls,
biscuits and high grade breads
here at less cost than by bak
ing them at home? Try our
superior bread, cakes and rolls
and save yourself trouble and
expense by ordering from
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INSTITUTE,
Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 27. The
six round bout scheduled last night
between Ray Bronson, the Indianap
olis claimant of the welterweight
championship, and Young Saylor of
Indianapolis, who is matched to meet
Ad Wolgast next month, was called !
off by mutual agreement this even
ing. Young Saylor did not care to
take any chances meeting a heavier!!
man, since he is matched for a ten j
round encounter with Harry Dona-j
hue of Pekin, 111., Wednesday night j
of next week. Saylor had defeated I
Donahue once and holds one draw I
with him. Young Saylor's bout with I
Wolgast will be held in St. Louis
March 30.
Pittsburgh, Pa., Feb. 27. John
Creeley, the former Brooklyn slug-!
feer, had a shade on Monte Attell,
brother of the defeated lightweight
champion, at the end of their six
round fight here last night. In the
first three rounds honors were even.
In the fourth round Attell had Cree
ley going. He jabbed with his left
and crossed with his right with good
effect. He had Creeley tired at the
end of the round. In the fifth and
sixth Creeley scored heavily. At the
opening of the sixth round Creeley
opened a large cut over Attell'8
right eye.
R. I. ROLLER RINK
Grand racing tournament. Races every evening.
Admission Reduced
to 10c.
Skating 25c.
Every night this week and Saturday afternoon.
of program each performance.
Change
!
At Y. M. C. A.
Secretary R. C. Smedley was pre
sented with a gold stick pin by the
members of his bible class at the meet
ing in the aassocition rooms last night,
Leo Stevens, the president of the class
making the presentation.
While it is oiten impossible to
prevent an accident, it Is never im
possible to be prepared it is not be
yond any one's purse. Invest 25
cents in a bottle of Chamberlain's
Liniment and you are prepared for
sprains, bruises and like injuries.
Sold by all drugglsu.
; If troubled with indigestion, con
stipation, no appetite or feel bilious.
Liver Tablets a trial and you win be
pleased with the result. These tab
lets invigorate the stomach and liver
and strengthen the digestion. Sold
by all druggists.
Evansville, Ind., Feb. 27. Direc
tors of the Kitty baseball league
have elected the following officers to
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Our prices on trusses
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We also give you the privilege cf
trying a truss FREE before you pay
cs anything.
If you have rupture, call at once.
Consultation and advice free.
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Office hours: 9 a. m. to 8 p. m.
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